Long Copse
✦ Ancient woodland58 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha
Getting here
52.06786, -0.92753
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 281m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 281m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Bluebell · last seen 2018
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Wood White, Speckled Wood, Common Blue +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grafton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Stubble field beside East Ashalls Copse
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Wildlife to spot
4,054 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,054 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +45
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Xanthogramma pedissequum · Helophilus pendulus · Psectrotanypus varius · Micropterna lateralis · Mystacides longicornis +1
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Psectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus varius2024
- Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2024
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,054 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +45
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Xanthogramma pedissequum · Helophilus pendulus · Psectrotanypus varius · Micropterna lateralis · Mystacides longicornis +1
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Psectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus varius2024
- Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2024
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus flavicornis
Limnephilus flavicornis
Limnephilus flavicornis2024
Limnephilus flavicornis2024